No involvement needed from health insurers

The goal of free-market capitalism is to create an economy that benefits the most people, by producing goods and services people need while providing good jobs. Our health-care model is failing by not providing services to enough people, in both access and cost. One of the blessings of reform is pointing this out.

A Feb. 18 front-page story talked about legislation that would alter the way insurance companies negotiate contracts with hospitals and doctors, requiring that this be done annually. This is important because it highlights the key process of pricing and quality. One of our major insurers says their hope was to avoid such "government involvement."

This raises an important question: Do we need "insurance involvement"? Since insurers also require a profit, aren't they just increasing the whole cost of care?

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No involvement needed from health insurers

The goal of free-market capitalism is to create an economy that benefits the most people, by producing goods and services people need while providing good jobs. Our health-care model is failing by